The Olympics

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White

color of the background of the Olympic Flag

Host

A country that is hosting the Olympics is called the ____ City

Los Angeles

American city hosting the 1984 Summer Olympics

Olympic Rings

The symbol of the Olympics

London

city hosting the 2012 Summer Olympics

equestrian

horse riding and jumping event

Brazil

host nation for the 2016 Olympics

1896 A.D.

year the "Modern Olympics" started

Rio de Janeiro

Brazilian city that hosted the 2016 Olympics

five

# of rings are on the Olympic flag

gold

1st-place medal

silver

2nd-place medal

bronze

3rd-place medal

Winter

Because Rio de Janeiro is south of the equator, the Summer Olympics happened in the ____ season to them!

Portuguese

Brazilians speak this language

Tokyo

city hosting the 2020 Summer Olympics

water polo

combination of swimming and throwing a ball in a net

South America

continent where the 2016 Olympics were held

Michael Phelps

he has won the most golds in history

Athens

Greek CITY where Olympic Games started

Zeus

Greek god were the Olympics were dedicated to

Atlanta

American city hosting the 1996 Summer Olympics

Muhammad Ali

American who won the 1960 gold medal in boxing

Europe

CONTINENT on which the Olympics started

Greece

COUNTRY where Olympics started in BC times

International Olympic Committee

IOC stands for ___ ___ ___

776 BC

In ancient times, the Olympics began in this year

"Faster - Higher - Stronger"

The Olympic motto "Citius-Altius-Fortius" means

Miracle on Ice

The Olympics hockey game where the US defeated the Soviet Union, and won a gold medal.

Olympics

The games that are held every four years in which different countries compete for medals.

Olympic Medals

The ultimate honor is for an Olympic athlete to win these

Jesse Owens

a Black American who won 4 gold medals in front of Nazi Adolf Hitler in 1936

boycott

in history, sometimes a country will ____ or refuse to attend a certain country's Olympics

Athletes

participants in the Olympics are ____

volleyball

people can SPIKE in this sport

Pierre de Coubertin

the "father of the modern olympic games"

"Citius-Altius-Fortius"

the Olympic motto (in Latin)

5 continent

the rings on the Olympic flag stand for ___ ____ groups


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